The large 16-boat PHRF C Division included a veteran J/111 team from Long Island Sound. Bill and Jackie Baxter’s J/111 FIREBALL team from Riverside Yacht Club had never competed in the New York Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta in Newport, RI. FIREBALL was rewarded with a spectacular weekend of sunshine and moderate breeze June 12-14, and a first-place trophy, courtesy of a dominating performance in the division, the second largest at the 135-boat regatta. “We loved…

Bayview Yacht Club hosted the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Detroit May 29-31. The regatta featured one-design Classes including six J/111s, and all fleets got in eight or more races. Starting out with a second, Ed Kriese’s WILDCAT then proceeded to sweep the next seven races, posting seven bullets to win with just 9 points total. Sailing nearly as strongly to garner the silver position was Kevin & Seth Young’s BLACK SEAL. After winning the…

Charleston Race Week celebrated its 30th anniversary in style by welcoming 153 boats across 14 classes April 16-19. Skipper Martin Zonnenberg led Quickdraw to first place in the third and decisive race of Pursuit Spinnaker A class on Sunday. This was the Charleston Race Week debut for the St. Petersburg-based J/111, which used this regatta as preparation for the Newport-to-Bermuda Race. It was a tight battle between Quickdraw and Keelforce, a J/120 owned by Rick…